MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	276% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 18:55
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,061 97% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,662 103% 1,662 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 176 Parallax 177 152% 180 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 158 Splatting 111 123% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 1164 1429 1496 1442 1578 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,519 Write 1,632 Mixed 1,109 SusWrite 1,320 314% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 85 305% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 324 403% 710 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 282%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 486GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 407 380 245 241 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 344 Mixed 383 SusWrite 304 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 37.6 134% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 328 247% 329 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 99%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 214 210 210 210 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 447 Mixed 326 SusWrite 222 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.7 197% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 340 260% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 141 140 141 140 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 132 Mixed 75 SusWrite 140 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 179 179 173 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 875GB free Firmware: MN6OA180 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 123 122 123 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 140 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 122 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 901GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 174 174 173 174 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 139 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 173 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,358 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 104%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,141x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,875x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,821x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,426x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,343x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,151x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16